Irish names are the source of frequent requests at AppMtn. I’m not even a scintilla Irish, so I tended to skip these sections in the baby name books. Plus they were everywhere when I was a kid – Erin and Kelly and Megan were only slightly less epidemic than Jennifer and Amy and Heather. What’s fascinating about Irish names […]

Alan is a classic, with a history of use stretching back centuries. But this feminine form feels surprisingly modern. Thanks to Kerry for suggesting her daughter’s name, Alanna, as our Baby Name of the Day.